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Dhone

Dronachalam

Municipality

Dhone

Location in Andhra Pradesh, India

Coordinates:  15.396°N 77.872°ECoordinates:  15.396°N

77.872°E

Country India
State Andhra Pradesh
District Kurnool

Area
[1]

 • Total 2.59 km2 (1.00 sq mi)

Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total 59,272
 • Density 23,000/km2 (59,000/sq mi)

Languages
 • Official Telugu

Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)

Telephone code +91–8516
Vehicle registration AP 21

Website Dhone Municipality

Dhone or Dronachalam is a town in Kurnool district of

the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is
a Municipality located in Dhone mandal.[3]

Contents

 1History
 2Governance
 3Transport
 4Education
 5References
 6External links

History[edit]
Dhone was formerly known as Dronachalam.[4] Dhone is one
of the biggest municipalities in Kurnool district. According to
local tradition, the name of the village is derived from the
name of the tutor Dronacharya, a character in
Mahabharatha, who meditated on the hill in village. There is
now a Hanuman temple, Dargah and church on the hill.
Dhone has large deposits of high quality limestone, and it
was previously the site of an active quarry. The quarry is no
longer in operation. The oldest temple in Dhone is Sri
Vasavi Temple, which was constructed in 1916. The Vasavi
Temple celebrated 100 at the year 2017.

Governance[edit]
Civic Administration
The municipality was established in the year 2005 and has
an extent of 9.85 km2 (3.80 sq mi). During 2010–2011
period, total expenditure per annum was ₹431
crore (US$60 million), while the total income generated per
annum was ₹515 crore (US$72 million).[5] The municipality
provided 798 public taps, 186 bore-wells, length of
106.28 km (66.04 mi) roads, 1551 street lights, a park,
public market, elementary and secondary schools etc.[6]
Politics
Dhone is represented by Dhone (Assembly
constituency) for Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
Buggana Rajendranath is the present MLA of the
constituency representing YSRCP.[7][8] Sri Kotla Vijaya
 Bhaskar Reddy (peddayana) elected as CM for Andhra
Pradesh represent Dhone constituency.

Transport[edit]
The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport
Corporation operates bus services from Dhone bus station.
[9]
 Dhone Junction railway station is located in Guntakal
railway division of the South Central Railway zone. Dhone
has bus station situated near National Highway 44. Dhone
railway station is the biggest railway station in Kurnool
district.

Education[edit]
References[edit]
1. ^ "Municipalities, Municipal Corporations &
UDAs"  (PDF).  Directorate of Town and Country Planning.
Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the
original  (PDF)  on 28 January 2016. Retrieved  29 January 2016.
2. ^ "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census
Commissioner, India. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
3. ^ "Guntur District Mandals"  (PDF). Census of India. pp. 344, 364.
Retrieved 19 January2015.
4. ^ Raju, P. Yenadi (2003). Rayalaseema during colonial times  : a
study un Indian nationalism. New Dehli: Northern Book
Centre. ISBN 8172111398. Retrieved  24 April2015.
5. ^ "Basic Information of Municipality". Commissioner & Director of
Municipal Administration. Municipal Administration & Urban
Development Department, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh. Archived
from  the original on 6 July 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
6. ^ "Public services/amenities". Commissioner & Director of
Municipal Administration. Municipal Administration & Urban
Development Department, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh. Archived
from  the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
7. ^ "MLA". AP State Portal. Archived from the original  on 8 October
2014. Retrieved  12 October 2014.
8. ^ "Dhone Assembly 2014 Election Results". Elections.in.
Retrieved 13 October  2014.
9. ^ "Bus Stations in Districts".  Andhra Pradesh State Road
Transport Corporation. Archived from the original  on 22 March
2016. Retrieved  9 March  2016.

External links[edit]
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